jensperanto and assorted treasures

A Smoke-free Mexico? Not in Your Lifetime

In the decade past, cigarette prices in Mexico have doubled, restaurants and public buildings have banned smoking, and anti-smoking campaigns rage on. But are Mexicans actually smoking less?

You may find few lighting up among the buena gente, but the poor, and we’ve got a lot of them in this country, still smoke on. And we have that certain resistance to matters of order and control that make even the fresas light up.